Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-05

lancaster County's Convention DISASTROUS
Blow to the Road.
ITS CANDIDATE SHOWED UNDER
Uhe Last OF the Militia Companies
Pack Their Tents and Leaves
notwithstanding For the
Fair-Capital Notes.

IFRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU.l
:. Ihe blows that the B. q NJ. in particu.
lar and the railroads in general received
between wind and weather in the Ian
caster county convention Saturday has
LETT the chief fuglemen of the corpora.
ton in a dazed and dizzy condition.
They were not prepared TO receive such
scorching as the citizens of Lincoln
and farmers of Lancaster county gave
them, and IL they had comprehended that
storm OF half the force was to break
upon them they would have had every
gravel train on the road running into
Lincoln on the days that the primaries
were held. When the storm cloud arose
the morning OF the convention that was
to envelop them 1t was fairly amusing to
see the b. IL M. attorneys. the head man
OF the State Journal and their Blanches
and Trays of high and low degree trying
to avert the uprising. After the cyclone
struck and in their schemes to capture
the organization by putting up H. D..
hathaway for chairman they had
mustered eleven votes out of 200 they
disappeared in the vicinity of Manager
holdrege's private car that, with the
manager, was in the city. 1t has been
since ascertained that a portion of the
eleven votes cast for hathaway were
cast by mistake and that his fol-
lowing in the convention was even
smaller than that, so that the head of the
State journal would have been fairly
comfortable sitting at the feet of his pet
democratic mayor compared with the
3rigidity that surrounded him in the re.
publican convention, where he was SO
much out of place. Some one was cruel
enough to suggest that the only reason
the republicans in his ward let him into
the convention was to give him a chance
to see how much he was appreciated.
Notwithstanding the fact that the action
OF the convention was worth more to the
city and state than any convention ever
held In the history OF the city, the Jour
nal OF yesterday has not comment of
any character to make upon the work &C.
complished. Upon every hand, how
ever, are congratulations and there was
a great majority of the convention who
shook hands with themselves until far
into the night over the results attained
There is no city in the west that has done
more for railroads than Lincoln, and no
city In the west that has been more sys.
tematlcally robbed. The roads have
every occasion, and the city has tasted
for the first time freedom from domina-
tion. The following is the platform
adopted too late for publication in yester-
days report:
Resolved, That we, the republicans of Lam
caster county, in convention assembled, reaf-
tirm the principles of the republican party as
announced in its last national and state plat
FORMS
We are in favor of the regulation by law of
sucn rates of freights rs will place Nebraska
on the same footing as other western states
similarly situated. We inclose and approve
and the board Of trad trade ' Of the ctS Of Lnson
In their endeavors to secure just and equita-
bic freight rates for the people of Nebraska.
1t Is the sense Of the republicans Of Lam
caster that a special session Of the Legislature
should be called the coming winter for the
regulation of freight and passenger rates over
W. hessy Win the heroic
efforts. OF the people Of Ireland IN their
struggle for the liberties which we, as Amer
leans, have so long enjoyed.
The Office of justices Of the peace for
secured by s. T. Cochran and W. Ii.
Smelling. They are in emoluments equal
to u county Office.
L,,W. Billlngsly was elected chairman
Of the central committee, comprised as
follows: First ward, w. c. Lane; Second
ward. James Caldwell; Third ward p.
IIkuuS HOutVu WuIO, ". f. I1ollS 4 htAl
ward. j.. II. McClay; Sixth ward, l. l..
Lyman; Buda, A. j. Meyer; Centeryille,
B. F. podril; Denton, f. Shane; Elk, j.
H. Westatt; Grant, A. w. Whitfield; Gar.
field, A. M. Trimbell; Highland. James
McGrew; Lancaster, T. +. Barnes; Little
Salt, w. J; Willard; Middle Creek, Alex
Burr; Mill, Alva Smith; Nemaba, Peter
Bechtell; North Bluff, j, Nolden; Oak,
W. j. Ellnn; Olive Branch, John Spell
man; Panama, John Robertson; Rock
Creek, j.. IL. Wilcox; Saltlllo. II. j.
Liesveldt; South Pass, Thomas Berling;
Stevens Creek. A. H. Wilson; Stockton,
A. s. Randall; Wayerly, r. S. Cooley;
West Oak, l.. b. Mcfarland; Yankee Hill,
j. Z. Miller.
FROM SWORDS TO PLOUGHsHARES.
The last of the state militia has de.
parted, and the city Of Lincoln is civilian
again. The last companies to depart
were those in the northwest country that
could not leave after breaking camp un.
til yesterday. The good behavior OF the
boys while IN the city and in camp ha,
been the subject OF especial commenda
ton, and from the entire gather ing OF
citizen soldiers two or three. at the most
; were all that lost themselves in liquor sc
that the city police had to look after
them. A large number Of the militia are
to turn over the soil OF western Nebraska
in search of the products of peace.
SENATOR VAN WYCK.
Ex-senator Van Wyck was in the olty
few hours yesterday, going homewarC
over the Missouri Pacific to Nebrasks
City. The general was on his return tril
from the district fair at Paramount, W herr
he addressed a very large number of peo
pie who were in attendance. On Wednes
day he will be AT tho soldiers reunion a
Omaha, upon which date he speaks ant
he finds his time almost entirely taken t,
.el,n hat - l.. Esn,
all parts of the state. The doughty cham
pion of the peoples rights is not allowet
to retire from public work for the pubii
veal.
BUSILY AT WORK.
Secretary Furnas and his corps of as
sistants who formally opened Office 70
the fair on the 3lst Of August are alread
crowded with work and entries are pour
ing IN as never before. One feature tina
illustrates the way stock will be repre-
sented is shown in the fact that ever
stall has been already taken and the con
tract ia Let for additional ones None